Friday, 19 April 2013

Cry of the Wolf (Eye of the Storm #2) by Dianna Hardy

The full moon is a week
away, and although Lydia is as excited as it gets to run as a wolf for
the first time, she is also fighting to keep her independence while
trying to understand her role in the lives of the three males that have
come to rule hers: compassionate, tender Taylor; impetuous, fun-loving
Ryan and distant, cold Lawrence.

There's also a fourth man in
Lydia's life. Brendan, her previous "friend with benefits", is
tirelessly searching for her. He's about to uncover things that should
be kept hidden.

However, the testosterone surrounding her is the
last thing she should be worrying about. Her family bear truths about
her heritage she's not ready to face ... she may not have a choice,
because the greatest danger to them all comes from within. The past
never stays buried for long, and among the shadows of their species it
is rising with a vengeance, threatening to tear their pack apart for
good.

Notes: Book two of a series - it is highly
recommended that book one be read first. This is an adult, paranormal
fantasy short novel (over 55,000 words) containing scenes of explicit
sexual content and some violence, entwined with romantic elements.
(Written in British English.)

This stunning second instalment from Dianna Hardy definitely has the wow
factor and has pumped up the heat from the first book! I started
reading this and the book was nearly always glued to my palm until the
end!

As I have come to love and expect with Dianna's work is
hotness and Cry of the Wolf had it in bucket loads. Intimate scenes are
never held back and I totally love the wild abandon that goes into each
moment! Saying that it's not all about the sexiness (although it could
be, lol), there is a great in-depth complexity woven into these lusty
pages.

I am a character driven gal and Dianna's males manage to
stir something inside me that I haven't felt from reading a J.R. Ward
book, and without a doubt Dianna's writing is up there in the awesome
Warden category too.

By far my favourite character has to be
Lawrence - he oozes the hot stuff and has this beautifully broken thing
going on - which I love! The wolves are beautiful and believable, I
think they have an earthliness to them that captures the essence of werewolves perfectly and I'm yet to come across wolves with such an edge
to them.

The storyline picks up right after the events of book 1
and immediately managed to pull me right back in. Lydia is trying to
adjust to everything in her new life, including 3 wolves to call her
own. But she won't have long to adjust because shocking secrets come
out of the closet and their enemy have stepped things up a notch in the
war....

I adored each of Lydia's relationships with her mates and
each relationship had it's own unique beauty. Watching Lydia discover
and get to know each of them was a joy and I think Dianna has managed to
make having 3 mates work perfectly and it's actually quite beautiful.

I
think this is a fabulous read that is full of action, danger, shockers,
mystery, lusty scenes, touching moments and is all brought together
with such wonderful writing. I cannot wait for the next book!